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Japanese word 転がる: to roll / to tumble. Meanings and example sentences.

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転がる (ころがる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

転がる (ころがる) means to roll / to tumble.

See example sentences below.

転がる at a glance

転がる
ころがるkorogaru
N2verb
to roll / to tumble
転がるころがるkorogaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 転がる

Core meaning

to roll / to tumble

Basic example sentences

Example 1

ボールが道でころがっている。

Translation

The ball is rolling on the road.

Example 2

子どもが坂でころがった。

Translation

The child tumbled down the slope.

転がる (ころがる): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo